Several Milwaukee chefs, restaurateurs and establishments are in the running for a prestigious James Beard Award this year. The 2025 Restaurant and Chef

Several New Mexicans have been named 2025 James Beard Award semifinalists for dishing up excellence in food and drink. The 2025 Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists are recognized across 25 categories.

Texas claimed 39 restaurants, chefs and professionals who were nominated as semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards. See the full list.

Two Alabama chefs and one beverage professional have been named semifinalists for the 2025 James Beard Awards, one of the food and beverage world’s most prestigious honors. The James Beard Foundation announced its restaurant and chef semifinalists this morning.

Michigan has several entries named as James Beard semifinalists for outstanding chefs, bakeries and restaurants.

The prestigious culinary foundation nominated chefs in Healdsburg, Napa and Glen Ellen. Four North Bay restaurants and chefs have been named semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard Awards in 2025.

PTL's Daisy Jade visits Chengdu Gourmet's North Hills location to sample the menu. Chef Wei Zhu is a semifinalist in the Best Chef category for the James Beard Award.

Philly's dining scene is represented across 10 categories for the 2025 James Beard Foundation's Restaurant and Chef Awards.

The James Beard Foundation unveiled its “long list” of James Beard Awards semifinalists today, Jan. 22, with recognition for Orange County’s Anaheim’s Strong Water and Heritage Barbecue’s Daniel Castillo.